Editing 1976 in music (section)

==Births==
*[[January 8]]
** [[Jenny Lewis]],  American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. ([[Rilo Kiley]])
** [[Karen Poole]], English singer-songwriter, producer
*[[January 9]] – [[Hayes Carll]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[January 12]] – [[Melanie C]], English singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, actress, stage actress, and television personality ([[Spice Girls]]) 
*[[January 13]] – [[Bic Runga]], New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist pop artist
*[[January 16]] – [[Stuart Fletcher (musician)|Stuart Fletcher]] ([[The Seahorses]])
*[[January 18]] – [[Damien Leith]], Australian singer/songwriter
*[[January 20]] – [[Sid Wilson]] ([[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]])
*[[January 21]] – [[Emma Bunton]], English singer, songwriter, actress, and radio and television presenter.([[Spice Girls]])
*[[January 23]] – [[Tony Lucca]], American singer-songwriter, producer and actor
*[[January 29]] 
** [[Chris Castle]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
** [[Belle Perez]], Belgian-Spanish musician and songwriter.
*[[February 3]] – [[Kenzie (songwriter)|Kenzie]], South Korean songwriter and record producer
*[[February 4]] – [[Cam'ron]], American rapper
*[[February 5]] - [[Abhishek Bachchan]], Indian actor
*[[February 13]] – [[Leslie Feist]], known professionally as Feist, is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and guitarist ([[Broken Social Scene]])
*[[February 15]]
** [[Brandon Boyd]] ([[Incubus (band)|Incubus]])
** [[Ronnie Vannucci, Jr.]] ([[The Killers]])
*[[February 28]] – [[Ja Rule]], American rapper
*[[March 4]] – [[Hayley Evetts]], English actress, presenter and singer
*[[March 8]] – [[Gareth Coombes]], British singer ([[Supergrass]])
*[[March 10]] - [[Ane Brun]], a Norwegian songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist of Sami origin
*[[March 15]] - [[Lee Min-woo]], South Korean actor
*[[March 16]] – [[Blu Cantrell]], American soul singer-songwriter
*[[March 17]] – [[Stephen Gately]], Irish singer ([[Boyzone]]) (d. [[2009 in music|2009]])
*[[March 20]] – [[Chester Bennington]], American singer-songwriter, producer, musician ([[Linkin Park]]) (d. [[2017 in music|2017]])
*[[March 22]] – [[Myo Gyi]], Burmese singer and guitarist
*[[March 23]] – [[Keri Russell]], American dancer and actor
*[[March 25]] 
**[[Gigi Leung]], Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress
**[[Baek Ji-young]], South Korean singer
*[[March 26]] – [[Dave Keuning]] ([[The Killers]])
*[[April 2]] – [[Lucy Diakovska]], German-Bulgarian pop singer
*[[April 3]] - [[Kim Bo-kyung]], South Korean actress (d. [[2021]])
*[[April 4]] - [[Kim Hyun-jung (singer)|Kim Hyun-jung]], South Korean singer
*[[April 10]] – [[Jan Werner Danielsen]], Norwegian singer (d. [[2006 in music|2006]])
*[[April 14]] - [[Oh Ji-ho]], South Korean actor
*[[April 18]] – [[Sean Maguire]], British actor and singer
*[[April 23]] - [[Aaron Dessner]], American musician, songwriter, and record producer 
*[[April 25]] - [[Kim Jong-kook]], South Korean singer ([[Turbo (South Korean band)|Turbo]])
*[[April 30]] – [[Scott Savol]], American singer
*[[May 8]]
**[[Martha Wainwright]], singer-songwriter, daughter of [[Loudon Wainwright III]] and [[Kate McGarrigle]]
**[[Ian "H" Watkins]], British singer ([[Steps (group)|Steps]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=27 May 2011 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-0-85712-595-8 |page=1959 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music/_NNmFiUnSmUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=RA8-PA1959&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
*[[May 10]] – [[Udo Mechels]], Belgian singer
*[[May 13]] – [[Christian Kjellvander]], Swedish singer and songwriter
*[[May 14]] – [[Hunter Burgan]] ([[AFI (band)|AFI]])
*[[May 17]] – [[Kandi Burruss]], American singer-songwriter, musician, and business woman ([[Xscape (band)|Xscape]])
*[[May 22]] – [[Daniel Erlandsson]], Swedish drummer ([[Arch Enemy]])
*[[May 25]] - [[Cillian Murphy]], is an Irish actor. He was the lead singer, guitarist, and lyricist of the rock band The Sons of Mr. Green Genes.
*[[May 29]] – [[Dave Buckner]] ([[Papa Roach]])
*[[June 2]]
**[[Tim Rice-Oxley]], British musician ([[Keane (band)|Keane]])
**Adrian Olivares ([[Menudo (band)|Menudo]])
*[[June 6]] – [[Emilie-Claire Barlow]], Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
*[[June 7]] – [[Necro (rapper)|Necro]] (Ron Braunstein), American rapper and record producer
*[[June 11]] – [[Tai Anderson]], American rock bassist ([[Third Day]])
*[[June 13]]
**[[Jason "J" Brown]], English rock musician ([[5ive]])
**[[Kym Marsh]], English singer ([[Hear'Say]])
*[[June 15]]
**[[Gary Lightbody]], Northern Irish rock musician and songwriter ([[Snow Patrol]])
**Dryden Mitchell ([[Alien Ant Farm]])
*[[June 18]] – [[Blake Shelton]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[[June 19]] – [[Scott Avett]], American folk-rock singer-songwriter and musician 
*[[June 20]] – [[Jerome Fontamillas]], American singer and guitarist ([[Switchfoot]], [[Mortal (band)|Mortal]] and [[Fold Zandura]])
*[[June 21]] – [[Mike Einziger]] ([[Incubus (band)|Incubus]])
*[[June 22]] – [[Gordon Moakes]] ([[Bloc Party]])
*[[June 23]] – [[Joe Becker (musician)|Joe Becker]], American guitarist and composer
*[[June 26]] – [[Paul Phillips (guitarist)|Paul Phillips]], guitarist ([[Puddle of Mudd]])
*[[June 27]] – [[Leigh Nash]], American singer ([[Sixpence None the Richer]])
*[[July 1]]
**[[Justin Lo]], Hong Kong singer and actor
**[[Plies (rapper)|Plies]], American rapper
*[[July 3]] – [[Shane Lynch]], Irish singer ([[Boyzone]])
*[[July 5]]
**[[Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre]], African American rapper
**Mike DeWolf, American rock musician ([[Taproot (band)|Taproot]])
*[[July 10]] – [[Elijah Blue Allman]], American musician, son of [[Cher]] and [[Gregg Allman]]
*[[July 12]] – [[Tracie Spencer]], American singer-songwriter and actress
*[[July 16]] – [[Chiara Zeffirelli]], crossover soprano
*[[July 17]]
**[[Dem Jointz]], American record producer and songwriter
**[[Luke Bryan]], American country singer
*[[July 20]] – [[Andrew Stockdale]], Australian rock singer/guitarist ([[Wolfmother]])
*[[July 22]] – [[Kokia (singer)|Kokia]], Japanese singer-songwriter
*[[July 23]] - [[Terrance Zdunich]], American artist, singer, actor, writer, composer, producer, illustrator and storyboard artist. ([[Emilie Autumn]], [[Alexa PenaVega]], [[Tech N9ne]], Saar Hendelman) 
* [[July 24]] - [[Johnny McDaid]], Northern Irish singer, songwriter, musician and record producer (Partner of [[Courteney Cox]], member of [[Snow Patrol]]) 
*[[August 8]]
** [[JC Chasez]], American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and occasional actor ([[*NSYNC]])
** [[Drew Lachey]], American singer ([[98 Degrees]])
* [[August 9]], [[Rhona Mitra]], English actress, singer-songwriter, and model
*[[August 11]]
**[[Brendan Bayliss]], American rock guitarist and vocalist
**[[Ben Gibbard]], American rock musician ([[Death Cab for Cutie]], [[The Postal Service]])
*[[August 12]]
**[[Mikko Lindström]], Finnish rock guitarist
**[[Wednesday 13]], American rock lead singer ([[Murderdolls]], [[FDQ]])
**[[Lina Rafn]], Danish singer
*[[August 13]] – [[Roddy Woomble]], Scottish musician
*[[August 14]] – [[Maya Nasri]], Lebanese actress and singer
*[[August 18]] – [[Alex Katunich]], ([[Incubus (band)|Incubus]])
*[[August 29]] – [[Phil Harvey (band manager)|Phil Harvey]], English rock band manager ([[Coldplay]])
*[[September 1]] – [[Angaleena Presley]],  American country music singer-songwriter. (She is a member of the female country trio [[Pistol Annies]])
*[[September 2]] 
**[[Eleanor Friedberger]], American singer ([[The Fiery Furnaces]])
**[[Syleena Johnson]], American R&B and soul singer
*[[September 6]] - [[Annet Artani]], Greek-American singer and songwriter.
*[[September 12]] – [[Bizzy Bone]], American rapper, member of [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]]
*[[September 15]] - [[Paul Thomson]], English drummer and singer ([[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]])
*[[September 16]]
**[[Tina Barrett]], British singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer ([[S Club 7]])
**[[Elīna Garanča]],  Latvian operatic mezzo-soprano operatic soprano
*[[September 22]] – [[Martin Solveig]],  French DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer.
* [[September 23]] – [[Sarah Blasko]], Australian singer/songwriter/producer
* [[September 25]] – [[Santigold]], American singer, producer, songwriter
*[[October 2]] – [[Mandisa]], American singer (d. [[2024 in music|2024]])
*[[October 6]] 
** [[Barbie Hsu]], Taiwanese actress and singer (d. [[2025 in music|2025]])
** [[Yotuel Romero]], Cuban singer, actor, and current lead singer and co-writer of [[Orishas (band)|Orishas]]. (Beatrix Luengo) 
*[[October 7]] – [[Taylor Hicks]], American singer
*[[October 19]] – [[Omar Gooding]], rapper
*[[October 20]] – Tom Wisniewski ([[MxPx]])
*[[October 22]] – [[Jon Foreman]], American rock singer/guitarist ([[Switchfoot]])
*[[October 25]] - [[Angela Beyincé]], American songwriter, actress and music executive
*[[October 29]] – [[Mark Sheehan]], Irish guitarist ([[The Script]]) (d. [[2023 in music|2023]])
*[[November 1]] – [[Cosima De Vito]], Australian soul singer
*[[November 2]] – [[Mike Leon Grosch]], German singer
*[[November 11]] – [[Jesse F. Keeler]] ([[Death from Above 1979]])
*[[November 12]] – [[Tevin Campbell]], singer-songwriter
*[[November 13]] – [[Shagrath]], [[Dimmu Borgir]]
*[[November 16]] – [[Mario Barravecchia]], Italian singer
*[[November 18]] – [[Shagrath]], Norwegian black metal musician ([[Dimmu Borgir]])
*[[November 19]] – [[Jun Shibata]], Japanese singer and songwriter
*[[November 26]] – [[Jean Grae]], an American hip hop recording artist, actress, and comedia
*[[November 29]] – [[Anna Faris]], American actress, producer, model, comedian and singer
*[[December 4]] – [[Amie Comeaux]], American country music singer (d. [[1997 in music|1997]])
*[[December 12]] – [[Dan Hawkins (musician)|Dan Hawkins]], British rock guitarist ([[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]])
*[[December 17]] -[[Tiki Taane]], New Zealand-based musician, experimentalist, musical activist, producer, and live engineer. 
*[[December 18]] – [[Red Café]] (Jermaine Denny), rapper
*[[December 20]] - [[Jang Hyuk]], South Korean actor
*[[December 23]] – [[Amjad Sabri]], [[Qawwali]] singer (murdered [[2016 in music|2016]])
*[[December 25]]
**[[Tuomas Holopainen]], Finnish metal keyboardist ([[Nightwish]])
**[[Armin van Buuren]], Dutch music producer and DJ
*[[December 28]] - [[Eric Griffin (musician)|Eric Griffin]],  American heavy metal and rock guitarist.
*''date unknown''
**[[Philip Howard (pianist)|Philip Howard]], pianist and composer
**John Collura ([[The Ataris]])
**Patrick Riley (The Ataris)
** [[Milosh]], Canadian EDM star, (formerly married to [[Alexa Nikolas]])